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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in e-learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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